I had a little self imposed "get off the computer" weekend. I often feel like I live on the computer. I am thankful for all that I can and do at home. However, I was feeling a little stressed with all the emails and trying to be "REALLY there" for my family. So I shut the computer and walked away. HA!
This weekend was full of baseball. We had FOUR games on Saturday. Yes, two boys playing with two games each. So Saturday for over 12 hours was BASEBALL. It was a beautiful day outside and I loved that Kayla came to the ballpark with me. She is very pregnant at this point. Poor girl, had to go to the restroom about every 30 minutes. SHE is the cutest pregnant girl.
I often get asked if I get tired of all the baseball games-
Well, how can I when my BOYS love it so much??????
Yesterday, I took a few photos- Zach is always smiling and happy. He is getting so tall. He now officially weighs MORE than McKay. He is eating nonstop- he is always hungry!!!!
He hit 4 homerun's yesterday and his goal is to make the BYU baseball team in college. I know he is only 12 years old but I love that he is already thinking about college.
Here is little Ty. He is our left handed batter. CRAZY in that he is actually right handed in everything but this. He love the social aspect of baseball with his friends. He is working hard and loves his teammates. He hit some great shots but every time they caught them. You know one of those days!!!! I simply love to watch him play.
We had a great night after the games. We went to TRAINING TABLE restaurant with our friends, the Vance family. I was starving by this point (9:30 pm) and would have eaten anything. HA! I had the best Turkey and Ham salad. The boys loved the CHEESE fries. I used to go to TT all the time in my college days. Now, taking my kids was a fun experience!!!!
Today, I taught my church lesson. The four year old's are simply so cute. Today I decided we should sit in a circle (Indian style). I always bring treats. The loved the sour gummi bears!!! My lesson was on DARE to DO what is RIGHT! I dared them to always follow what they KNOW is right.
I thought about it myself. Sometimes it is MUCH easier to follow the crowd or allow someone to influence us to do something. My mom smoked almost her entire life. I was made fun of at school because the kids said I stuck from the cigarette smell. I remember HATING that she smoked. I would beg her to quit. I knew from the age of 10 that I would never ever smoke. I asked my mom one day- WHY do you smoke??? She said that when she was 16 years old, her best friend Cathy dared her to smoke. She told her it would make her "look older and cooler." My mom said, she didn't want to smoke but Cathy kept at her to smoke. Finally, one day she gave in. She smoked for over 30 years and regretted it. My mom taught me a lesson. She had let another person influence her and because of that she had made a decision that she battled for years. She gave up smoking 3 years prior to her death. I was so proud of her. I knew it was one of the the hardest things she had ever personally faced.
I remember the first time I was offered a cigarette, in 6th grade by my friend Stephanie. We were at her house, in her bedroom. There was a group of girls. I was the only girl who refused to smoke. Guess what? I was told I should leave if I wouldn't at least try it. Well, I remember the LONG walk home- crying, but knowing then that I made the right decision. I am sharing this... WHY??? I feel like as parents we have a HUGE influence on our children. Tell me about what you have faced and tough decisions. I believe by being open and honest with our own imperfections...we will HELP our children and others. Like the saying go..."We are older and wiser" and hopefully can pass on some words of wisdom!!!!
Happy Sunday!!!!!
